Death of Charles F Bond in McLeansboro
Charles F Bond 64 of North Harris street McLeansboro died at 8 am at Carmi Township Hospital after 18 months illness. Former Neha city light plant engineer born April 9 1894 in Hamilton County. Survived by wife Sarah Witters six children and many grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Monday at Gholson Funeral Home chapel with Rev Denzel Clark. burial McLeansboro IOOF cemetery. Body lies in state after 7 pm today.
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Charles F. Bond
North Harris Street
McLeansboro
Carmi Township
Neha City
Mr. Bond
Hamilton County
W. D. Bond
Sarah Witters
Aden
Gholson Funeral Home
Nelson Of Range Dies Hopewell Rites
Charles B Nelson dies at his daughter’s home in McLeansboro at 1 15 a m aged 82 11 1. Burial at Hopewell church cemetery near Mt Vernon after a 130 p m service led by Rev L A Warley. He was a retired farmer and Church of God member born June 30 186? in Mt Vernon. Survived by four daughters and a son with siblings in the area. Funeral arrangements at Osborn Funeral Home Dix after 6 p m today.
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Charles B. Nelson
Frank Glenn
McLeansboro
Hopewell Pant
Mt. Vernon
L.A. Warley
Osborn Funeral
Dix
Nelson
Range
Church of God
Mr. Nelson
Benjamin Charles
Eilien (Minor
Rusel Nelson
Frank Gienn
Sam. Haley
Clarence Cell
Patt. Vernon
Machetes
Belleville
Sistars
Earl Russell
Decia Nelson
Decatur
Hold Redfearn Funeral Sunday At McLeansboro
Robert Redfearn, 62, of Sullivan Missouri died at 6 15 p m in Franklin County capital Sullivan Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2 p m at Beteucabenes Funeral Home in McLeansboro with Rev Robert E Lee officiating Burial will be in Union Cemetery He was born February 24 1896 near Dahlgren to Wesley and Nancy Gibbs Redfearn He is survived by one sister Mrs Goldie Grief of Vanitey Illinois }
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Robert Redfearn
Jt, Cp
Franklin
Dahlgren
Wesley
Nancy
Gibbs) Earn
Ter
Goldie Grief
Vanite Ity
Til
Death of Gottlieb Sommerfield Reported in Indiana
Mrs. Turner Maynor received a telephone call from her son Walter Maynor of Cleveland Ohio informing that Gottlieb Sommerfield, father-in-law to Maynor, died Monday afternoon at his home in North Judson Indiana. Burial is planned in North Judson.
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Turner Maynor
Walter Maynor
Cleveland, O
Gottlieb Sommerfield
North Judson
Ind
Mr Hickey Brings Large Strawberries to Kell Office
Arthur Hickey of Kell delivered a container of extra large strawberries to The Register-News office. He remarked he has picked berries much larger, some measuring six and six and a half inches in diameter.
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Arthur Hickey
Kell
Register-News
Douglas Drugs Ad Promises Savings and Quality
An old style paid advertisement urges shoppers to visit Douglas Drugs for quality health and beauty aids at low prices. The copy emphasizes dependable brand products, value, and a satisfying shopping experience, inviting customers to try the store for future needs.
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Douglas
Duglas
Illinois Weather Chicago Weekend Outlook and Temperatures
Illinois forecast shows a warming trend with highs reaching the 80s this weekend. Friday's highs in the 70s and night lows from 48 to 58 across Rockford Vandalia Belleville. Scattered showers possible in northern areas tonight and Sunday according to the Weather Bureau.
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Illinois
Chicago
Ilinois
Mercury
Rockford
Belleville
Vandalia
Weather Bureau
Hospital Notes Jefferson Memoii Admitted and Discharged List
Admission and discharge notes show patients admitted to and released from Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Names include Wallace Byars Kell Nancy Sue Jerrell Mary Eleanor Shoemaker Russell Gray and others in Granite City Texico Belle Rive Waltonville and adjoining areas. Also listed are minor children and several adults with accompanying guardians or spouses.
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Jefferson Memoii
Wallace Byars
Kell
Nancy Sue Jerrell
Mary Eleanor Shoemaker
Russell Gray
Granite City
Larry Sunderland
Russell Wayne Hale
Jean Quarterman
Texico
Rozier Scrivner
Belle Rive
Angela Diane Ossig
Vicki Robinson
Harry Oo Waltonville
Good Sama
Stephen Strickland
Ruby German
Doris Thompson
Kathy Stanley
Littl
Dawn Percy
Ray Harris
Billy Bone Garrison
Frieda
Births Two Newborn Sons Reported in City Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Foster Summers of 322 North 8th Street welcomed a son yesterday at 3 05 PM in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing eight pounds three ounces named Brian Michael. Mr and Mrs Hubert Palmer of 314 South 8th Street welcomed a son Friday at 5 10 PM in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing four pounds five ounces.
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Foster Summers
North 8Th Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Brian Michael
Hubert Palmer
South 8Th Street
Grace A Henry Rebekah Lodge Meeting Notice
Rebekah Lodge No 202 members meet in regular session Monday evening June 9 at 7 30 oclock in the I O O F Temple. All members urged to attend and visitors welcome. Louise Sneddon N G LaVerne Shepherd R S
Mt Vernon Lodge to Meet in Third Degree
A special meeting of Mt Vernon Lodge No 31 AF and AM is set for Monday June 7 at 7 30 p m. Work will be in the third degree with refreshments. All Brothers and Visitors invited. Virgil H Pigg W M William E Reavis Secy.
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AF. RR
Mt. Vernon Lodge
Virgil H. Pigg
W. M
William E. Reavis
Secy
Stan
12Th and Broadway
Police Court Fines Levied by Magistrate J R Thomas
Magistrate J R Thomas yesterday levied fines in police court. Arnold Guidry of Chicago was fined 25 dollars and costs for reckless driving. Cornelius Seawood of Rulesville Massachusetts was fined 10 dollars and costs for speeding 75 MPH on a state highway.
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J. R. Thomas
Arnold Guidry
Chicago
Cornelius Seawood
Rulesville
Mass
Poles topple across ten Chicago blocks after wire snag
Dozens of wooden utility poles broke off and crashed onto streets along ten South Side blocks Friday after two vehicles snagged a utility wire. Five people were injured, but none seriously. Traffic rerouted as live wires were cut and city crews worked to restore service. Authorities cited weakened foundations from nearby excavations for a new curb as a contributing factor.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
Toad Found in Old Sidewalk in Du Quoin
In Du Quoin Illinois a work sidewalk uncovered a toad sealed in concrete 32 years after it was poured. Contractor Orson Green noted no path for the amphibian to reach the spot. Raymond Fischer of Du Quoin Township High School cited evidence frogs can survive long dormancy. The toad, lighter shade than usual, hopped to a shaded area after being released.
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Orson H. Green
Raymond Fischer
du Quoin Township High School
Cahokia Store Robbed of $5,000
Three bandits posing as shoppers robbed the Tri-City Grocery Store in Cahokia near East St. Louis, escaping with about $5,000. Most of the cash came from cashier Idella Green after she had drawn $3,500 from a bank for check cashing, with the rest from register takings, the trio fleeing in a car.
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East ST. Louis, al
Tri-City
Cahokia
Idella Green
Klutts Seeks Divorce Over Desertion
Robert H. Klutts filed for divorce from Mary D. Klutts alleging desertion in the complaint. The couple wed June 15, 1956 and separated March 4, 1957, according to the filing. Attorney Frank H. Walker represents the plaintiff.
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Robert H. Klutts
Mary D. Klutts
Frank H. Walker
Labor Bill Has Support Of McClellan Taft Hartley Reforms
The article notes continued backing from McClellan for a labor bill and outlines proposed changes. It discusses outlawing embezzlement grand larceny or burglary by union officers and urges three Taft Hartley reforms. Reforms include repealing the non Communist affidavit for officers, allowing pro hire in building trades, and letting replaced strikers vote in bargaining.
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Ereesbers
Mickey Cohen Says He Lives On Borrowed Money
Ex gangster Mickey Cohen testifies in an assault trial that since 1955 a group of angels and moneylenders have financed him. He names loans from Jimmy Durante Evanglist Billy Graham associate Jim Vaus and others totaling about 138000 dollars. Cohen claims no security is required beyond his word and says Chappell provoked the fight.
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Los Angeles
Mickey Cohen
Band of Angels
Cohen
Jimmy Durante
Billy Graham
Jim Vaus
Cohen Ventures
Vaus
Graham
San Francisco
Durante
Chicago
Howard Ww. Chappell
Chappell
Sammy Cohen
Ellis Mandel
George Bieber
Enlisted Man Takes Blame For Sinking Of Sub
HONOLULU AP A Navy board of inquiry heard electrician’s mate C. Robert B. Mehrling admit he caused a fatal power failure on the submarine Stickleback by turning a rheostat the wrong way. The Stickleback sank off Oahu May 29 after being rammed by the destroyer escort Silversmith. Mehrling and William L. Lehmbeck were at the controls when the skipper ordered flank speed. Lehmbeck says he told Mehrling to come off the panel but Mehrling heard come on and increased power, tripping circuit breakers and cutting main power. The sub surfaced directly in front of the Silversmith. no casualties occurred. Officers said Mehrling’s error was technical, not due to carelessness, and he will not be punished.
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Honolulu
Robert B. Mehrling
Navy Board of
Oahu
Silversmith
Mehrling
William L. Lehmbeck
Tito Foes Try To Flee East
Belgrade Yugoslavia police cracked a plot by Soviet sympathizers to escape to the East. About 10 pro-Soviets were arrested after the 1948 split with the Cominform and some have since fled eastward amid the new cold war. Police rounded up ringleaders. many earlier arrests followed Salin’s death in 1953.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Kremlin
Airport News Frank Smoot Arrives at King City Airport
Frank Smoot arrived at King City airport yesterday aboard a flight from Wichita Kansas. He was greeted by local officials and visitors noting his arrival in the city.
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Frank Smoot
King City
Wichita
Kan
Macmillan Arrives in Washington for Informal U S Talks
British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan lands in Washington for informal talks with President Eisenhower and speeches at DePauw University. He stresses the visit is personal and will include meetings with Dulles, Heuss’s tour, and a stop in Indiana. A White House schedule shows no Monday meeting with Eisenhower before the start of three days of discussions.
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Washington
Harold Macmillan
London
Eisenhower
Macmillan
National
State Dulles
United States
Indiana
DePauw University
Dulles
Theodor Heuss
West Germany
Heuss
White House
Canada
John Diefenbaker
Ottawa
Civilian Planes Accused Of Entering Prohibited Lanes
The Air Force says civilian pilots intruded on prohibited military air zones and harmed morale and tactical effectiveness. Radar stations reported numerous violations of restricted airspace by civilian aircraft as lawmakers approved funds to accelerate air safety procedures and modernization efforts.
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Washington
Air Force
Inspector General's Office
Air Force Headquarters
Woman Fatally Struck on Highway 37 Near Marion
A Metropolitan woman identified as Alice Newsome, about 55, was killed when struck by a car on Highway 37 three miles north of Marion Friday night. The driver, O. L. Duncan of Marion, said he could not avoid the collision after she walked onto the road following a visit to the New Virginia Tavern.
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Marion
Metropolis
Alice Newsome
New Virginia
O. L. Duncan
Historic Wayside Inn Reopens After 1955 Fire
Sudbury Massachusetts aging roadside hostelry known as the Wayside Inn and the Red Horse Tavern returns to operation. The historic inn immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in Tales of a Wayside Inn has been restored to its original charm following a devastating 1955 blaze.
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Sudbury
Mass
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Red Horse Tavern
Governor studies Illinois unemployment figures for potential special session
Governor Stratton reviewed Illinois unemployment compensation data showing 15 235 claimants exhausted benefits in May, 2 243 more than prior month. He plans a late month call for a special session to extend the 26 week benefit period, while opposition cites tax burdens. IPAC suggested possible relief without a session, with $2.5 million from tax remittances and a $4 million deferral to Cook County to fund aid into January.
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Springfield
William G. Tratton
Illinois Department of Labor
Stratton
Illinois
Ilinois
Chicago Assn. of Commerce and Industry
Ilinois Manufacturers Assn
Illinois Retail Merchants Assn
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Illinois P Public Aid Commission
Peter Cahill
IPAC
Cahill
Cook County
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Sound System, Inc
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